Maricopa Community Colleges What is a Research Paper Discussion Since we are writing our first essay requiring outside research this week, please review th

Maricopa Community Colleges What is a Research Paper Discussion Since we are writing our first essay requiring outside research this week, please review the following PowerPoints and videos below on what goes in a research paper.

ou may have already a lot of experience writing research papers, but I wanted all of us to have a refresher.

STEP ONE: Review Materials

LECTURES:

Research Paper Lecture.pptxATTACHED BELOW

VIDEOS:

STEP TWO: Answering the following questions in a journal.

Once you have watched all the videos and read through the PowerPoint presentation, please answer the following questions:

What three things did you learn from these lectures that will help you write Essay 3?
What questions do you still have on research papers?

Requirements:

Please respond in a full paragraph (5-7 sentences) for question 1. Question 2 is optional. RESEARCH PAPERS
THAT THING YOU WILL WRITE FROM NOW UNTIL
ETERNITY…
RESEARCH PAPERS
• There will come a time in most students’ careers when they are assigned a
research paper.
•
Such an assignment often creates a great deal of unneeded anxiety in the
student.
•
Writing a research paper is an essential aspect of academics.
• Many students will continue to do research throughout their careers, which is
one of the reasons this topic is so important.
WHAT IS IT?
• A research paper is the culmination and final product of an involved process of
research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization, and composition.
• The research paper serves not only to further the field in which it is written,
but also to provide the student with an exceptional opportunity to increase
her knowledge in that field.
WHAT IS IT NOT?
• A research paper is not simply an informed summary of a topic by means of
primary and secondary sources.
•
It is neither a book report nor an opinion piece nor an expository essay
consisting solely of one’s interpretation of a text nor an overview of a
particular topic.
• The goal of a research paper is not to inform the reader what others have to
say about a topic, but to draw on what others have to say about a topic and
engage the sources in order to thoughtfully offer a unique perspective on the
issue at hand.
ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH:
• The argumentative research paper consists of an introduction in which the
writer clearly introduces the topic and informs his audience exactly which
stance he intends to take; this stance is often identified as the thesis
statement.
• Once the argument is established, the writer will spend the remaining
portions of the paper proving that his or her argument is valid.
CHOOSING A TOPIC
• Try to pick a topic that’s fun and interesting. If your topic genuinely interests
you, chances are you’ll enjoy spending time working on it and it won’t seem
like a chore.
• Finding a topic can be difficult. Give yourself plenty of time to read and think
about what you’d like to do. Trying to answer questions you have about a
particular subject may lead you to a good paper idea.
• What subject(s) are you interested in?
• What interests you most about a particular subject?
• Is there anything you wonder about or are puzzled about with regard to that
subject?
CHOOSING RESOURCES
• Take a trip to the library. Use the electronic catalog or browse the shelves to
look for books on your topic. If you find a book that is useful, check the
bibliography (list of sources) in the back of that book for other books or
articles on that topic. Also check indexes of periodicals and newspapers. Check
with a librarian if you need help finding sources.
• Try to use as many different types of sources as you can, including books,
magazine articles, and internet articles. Don’t rely on just one source for all
your information.
• Keep a list of all the sources that you use. Include the title of the source, the
author, publisher, and place and date of publication. This is your preliminary,
or draft, bibliography.
ORGANIZING IDEAS
• Using the information collected on the note cards, develop an outline to
organize your ideas. An outline shows your main ideas and the order in which
you are going to write about them. It’s the bare bones of what will later
become a fleshed-out written report.
• Write down all the main ideas.
• List the subordinate ideas below the main ideas.
• Avoid any repetition of ideas.

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